Improvement in sleighs



J. P. DORMA'N.

No. 78,939. Patented June 16, 1868.

JOHN P. DORMAN, OF GALESBURG, ILLINOIS Letters Patent 1V0.78,939,;dlli5d June 16, 1 868.

IMPROVEMENT IN 'SLEIGHS.

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TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

Be it known that I, JOHN P. DORMAN, oi the city of Galesburg, in thecounty of Knox, and State of Illinois, have invented anew and usefulImprovement 'in Slcighs; and I do hereby declare that the following is afull, clear, and exact description of the construction and operation ofthesame, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, making a partof this specification, in which- Figure 1 is a side view of the sleigh.

Figure 2 is a rear view.

Figure 3 is a bottom View.

Figure 4 is a view in detail of one of the cross-beams of the sleigh.

Like letters in the different figures of the drawings indicate likeparts.

The nature of my invention consists in theconstruction and arrangementof a sleigh or sled of malleable iron and zinc, in such a manner thatthe sleigh may be readily taken apart and stowed away when the season ofits use is over. 7

To enable any one skilled in the art to make and use my inventionfl willproceed to describe its construcion and operation.

A A are the runners, the concave form of which may be seen in figs. 2and 3.

B B are posts cast with the runners, or their-ends may be made withflanges and bolted on to the runners, the bolts passing through theflanges and the runners, and secured by screw-nuts. The upper part ofthe posts are provided with sockets a a, (sec fig. 2,) which may beconstructed in any desirable manner. The rear posts are made high enoughto support the rear seat, and have sockets 6 hen the inner sides ofthem, about midway between the runners and the tops of them.

0 C are cross-beams, the ends of which may be bent at right or at obtuseangles to the beam, as may be desired, to suit the set or inclination ofthe posts from therunners. The rear beam C is made with sockets c c.

D is the reach for connecting the forward and rear runners together. Itmay be constructed in the manner seen in fig. 3, or in such manner asmay be deemed necessary to suit any modification that may be madehereafter in the present plan of the sleigh.

The ends Z d of the reach are bent over at right angles to it. Theseends and those of the beams, I term stems or flanges.

E is the body, the rear end of which has a tonguc,a, formed to fit-in agroove on the front plate of the seat.

.The sleigh is put together in the following manner:

The two forward runners are first coupled'by inserting the stems orflanges g9 of the beam into the sockets of the posts. They may then besecured therein by bolts and screw-nuts. The rear runners are nextcoupled by the beam in the same manner, except that the first beam isplaced on the top of the posts, whilst this is placed a little below thetop of the rear posts, to connect properly with the reach. Thef'orwardand rear runners are then placed at the proper distance apart,and the reach fixed to connect them together, the stems and flanges 7tit of the same being inserted in the sockets on the beam.

The body is then put on top of the'reach, (see fig. 1,) and the reachand it secured tuthebeam of the forward runners by a king-bolt, (seefig. 3) passing through them, and secured on the under side of the: beamby a screw-nut;

The rear seat G, having flanges k 7:, is placed ontop of the posts, withthe flanges in the sockets, which may be bolted to the posts. Theflanges of the reach may also be bolted to the rear beam.

The tongue of the frontplate of the seat is thenslipped under the grooveof the rear end of the body, and' fastened by screws or bolts.

The dashboard H is secured to the runners by their ends being slippedthrough sockets on the some, and I then bolted thereto.

As my plan of constructing a sleigh, so as to be taken apart and readilyput together for use, is susceptible of Being modified to suit thepurpose for which it may be intended, that is, a business orpleasure-sleigh, I contemplate nny equivalent plan therefor, as may befound desirable to accomplish the same Having thus fully described myinvention, what I claim therein as new, and desire to secure by LettersPatent, is-

The construction and arrangement of a sleigh or sled of mnlleable ironand zinc, substantially in themanner and for tlIG'PIIXPOSG as herein setforth. I J. P. DORMAN.

Witnesses:

. DANIEL FARRELL,

F. M. BUNDY.

